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BBC: Germany to ship army beer home from Afghanistan
Germany has announced it will fly more than 22,500 litres of beer home from Afghanistan, as Nato forces prepare to withdraw.
Commanders had recently banned soldiers from drinking amid growing violence in Afghanistan ahead of the withdrawal.
Local forces were unable to sell the alcohol due to religious and cultural differences in Afghanistan.
A defence ministry spokeswoman said on Monday that they had found a civilian contractor to repatriate the drinks.
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3 comments:
Geez....Shipping beer all that distance. At least the Germans know what is important to its soldiers.
So let's see - 22,500 liters (a little over a quart) divided by 4, multiplied by seven is about 40,000LBS - call it 45,000LBS of liquid. Plus, say about 15,000LB of glass bottles. plus packing materials comes to about 65,000-70,000LBS of palleted cargo. Probably get it on one big jet.
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